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How do you pronounce LLM??

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YoungCityBandit

How do you pronounce LLM??
« on: September 30, 2005, 10:13:35 PM »
Do you just read it alpha-phonetically?  El El EM ????

Or Yell EM?  LEL EM?? 

Also, how is this different from JSD?  Do LLM students aspire to be JSD??  Also, does LLM help law firm salary??
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Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2005, 10:30:54 AM »
what in the hell is a JSD?
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YoungCityBandit

Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2005, 04:54:39 PM »
Juris Science Doctor?
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funlawyer

Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2006, 06:14:24 PM »
The LL.M. is the Master at Law degree.  The JSD or SJD, depending on which school attended, is the Doctor of Juridical Science.  It is the highest degree offered in the legal profession.  Z

No, most LL.Ms dont aspire to obtain the JSD.  In fact, less than 5% of all LL.M's shoot for the JSD. 

As far as lar firms are concerned, prestige and qualifications will determine salary.  If you have a LL.M from Columbia, which is considered as having the best LL.M. program, or Harvard, NYU or Yale, your LL.M should make a difference in your salary.  Also, if you earned a LL.M from a less prestigious school in a complex field like tax or IP, then it should make a difference. 

LL.Ms are mostly useful for future law professors, specialty law practitioners, and foreign trained lawyers. 
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QUAKER OATS

Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2006, 08:15:48 PM »
mostly foreign trained lawyers.  Few aw profs even have LLM's
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AmericanConsumer

Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2006, 09:57:34 PM »
Quote from: YoungCityBandit on September 30, 2005, 10:13:35 PM
Do you just read it alpha-phonetically?  El El EM ????

Or Yell EM?  LEL EM?? 

Also, how is this different from JSD?  Do LLM students aspire to be JSD??  Also, does LLM help law firm salary??


yeah, it's pronounced alpha-phoenetically (el el em)
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eray01

Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2006, 12:59:11 PM »
What does it stand for?
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AmericanConsumer

Re: How do you pronounce LLM??
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2006, 12:05:14 PM »
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